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Table 3 Univariate analysis of relative risk for intracranial lesion after mTBI among patients aged of 65 years old and over presenting to the ED

From: Cutaneous impact location: a new tool to predict intracranial lesion among the elderly with mild traumatic brain injury?

 

Relative risk

95% CI

p-value

Sex

 Male

1.00

  

 Female

2.76

0.98–7.84

0.043

Getting up with assistance

 Getting up alone

1.00

  

 Getting up with assistance

2.66

1.09–6.47

0.023

Cutaneous impact location

 Frontal

1.00

  

 Temporoparietal or Occipital

2.54

1.19–5.42

0.012

 Facial or no cutaneous impact

0.12

0.01–0.93

0.014

Headaches

 No headaches

1.00

  

 Headaches

5.49

2.70–11.17

< 0.001

Vomiting

 No vomiting

1.00

  

 Vomiting

4.19

1.48–11.91

0.008

Focal neurological sign

 No focal neurological sign

1.00

  

 Focal neurological sign

15.74

10.59–23.38

< 0.001

Glasgow

 15

1.00

  

 14

3.34

1.51–7.39

0.002